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Weather in Highlands, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highlands, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Highlands, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
74°
9p
L 70°H 83°
Highlands, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    84°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    84°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    88°76°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    58%
    86°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    58%
    86°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    87°75°
Highlands, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 5°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the se.
Highlands, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Highlands, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Highlands, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highlands, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Highlands, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highlands at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Highlands

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.